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The Finer Things (Steve Winwood album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Finer Things

| type = box set

| artist = Steve Winwood

| cover = Steve Winwood - The Finer Things box set.jpg

| alt =

| released = 21 March 1995

| recorded = 1964–1990

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Blue-eyed soul
Rock
Blues-rock
Psychedelic rock
Jazz

| length =

| label = Island

| producer =

| prev_title = Far from Home

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Junction Seven

| next_year = 1997

}}

The Finer Things is a compilation album box set of recordings by Steve Winwood. It includes songs from his early days with The Spencer Davis Group through Traffic and Blind Faith and into his work during his solo career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/16/arts/pop-steve-winwood.html|title=Pop: Steve Winwood|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=September 16, 1986|work=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/10/arts/pop-music-out-of-the-vault-and-ready-to-wrap-003751.html|title=POP MUSIC;Out of the Vault and Ready to Wrap|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=December 10, 1995|work=NYTimes.com}}

Track listing

=Disc one=

  1. "Dimples" - Spencer Davis Group
  2. "I Can't Stand It" - Spencer Davis Group
  3. "Every Little Bit Hurts" - Spencer Davis Group
  4. "Strong Love" - Spencer Davis Group
  5. "Keep on Running" - Spencer Davis Group
  6. "Somebody Help Me" - Spencer Davis Group
  7. "When I Come Home" - Spencer Davis Group
  8. "I Want to Know" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
  9. "Crossroads" - Eric Clapton and the Powerhouse
  10. "Gimme Some Lovin'" - Spencer Davis Group
  11. "I'm a Man" - Spencer Davis Group
  12. "Paper Sun" - Traffic
  13. "Dealer" - Traffic
  14. "Coloured Rain" - Traffic
  15. "No Face, No Name, No Number" - Traffic
  16. "Heaven Is in Your Mind" - Traffic
  17. "Smiling Phases" - Traffic
  18. "Dear Mr. Fantasy" - Traffic
  19. "Pearly Queen" - Traffic
  20. "(Roamin' Thro' the Gloamin' With) 40,000 Headman" - Traffic
  21. "No Time to Live" - Traffic
  22. "Shanghai Noodle Factory" - Traffic
  23. "Medicated Goo" - Traffic
  24. "Withering Tree" - Traffic

=Disc two=

  1. "Had to Cry Today" - Blind Faith
  2. "Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith
  3. "Sea of Joy" - Blind Faith
  4. "Sleeping in the Ground [Live]" - Blind Faith
  5. "Under My Thumb [Live]" - Blind Faith
  6. "Stranger to Himself" - Traffic
  7. "John Barleycorn" - Traffic
  8. "Glad" - Traffic
  9. "Freedom Rider" - Traffic
  10. "Empty Pages" - Traffic
  11. "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" - Traffic
  12. "Rainmaker" - Traffic

=Disc three=

  1. "Shoot Out at Fantasy Factory" - Traffic
  2. "(Sometimes I Feel So) Uninspired [Live]" - Traffic
  3. "Happy Vibes" - Steve Winwood, Remi Kabaka and Abdul Lasisi Amao
  4. "Something New" - Traffic
  5. "Dream Gerrard" - Traffic
  6. "Walking in the Wind" - Traffic
  7. "When the Eagle Flies" - Traffic
  8. "Winner/Loser" - Stomu Yamashta's Go
  9. "Crossing the Line [Live]" - Stomu Yamashta's Go
  10. "Hold On" - Steve Winwood
  11. "Time Is Running Out" - Steve Winwood
  12. "Vacant Chair" - Steve Winwood

=Disc four=

  1. "While You See a Chance" - Steve Winwood
  2. "Arc of a Diver" - Steve Winwood
  3. "Spanish Dancer" - Steve Winwood
  4. "Night Train" - Steve Winwood
  5. "Dust" - Steve Winwood
  6. "Valerie" - Steve Winwood
  7. "Talking Back to the Night" - Steve Winwood
  8. "Your Silence Is Your Song" - Steve Winwood
  9. "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
  10. "Freedom Overspill" - Steve Winwood
  11. "Back in the High Life Again" - Steve Winwood
  12. "The Finer Things" - Steve Winwood
  13. "Roll with It" - Steve Winwood
  14. "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" - Steve Winwood
  15. "One and Only Man" - Steve Winwood

References

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External links

  • [http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-finer-things-r210857 The Finer Things at Allmusic]

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Category:Steve Winwood albums

Category:1995 compilation albums

Category:Island Records compilation albums

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